CVE-2020-21529

transfig: stack-based buffer overflow in bezier_spline() in genepic.c

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · December 12, 2019

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

In transfig's fig2dev 3.2.7b it is possible for an attacker to create a specially crafted file that causes a stack buffer overflow due to improper range checks. This leads to a denial of service, impacting availability of the program.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer